Guys, guys, the discovery of the century!

[Rob Oplawar]

Exercise is fun!

I know, right, how could they have kept this hidden from us for so long?!
I always hated running on a track or a treadmill, and I can't stand weight lifting, but fuck, rock climbing is fun as hell, and so is long distance bike riding.

And there's like, endorphins and such! Oh my science, it makes perfect sense, that doing things that are good for your body would trigger a pleasurable response; it's an evolutionary trait.

I happily join the ranks of you who willfully devote your time and energy to exercise, and implore all those who do not to follow suit!



In all seriousness, how frequently do you guys exercise, and what sorts of things do you enjoy- seasonally and regularly?

Me: irregularly: snowboarding, Taekwondo, swimming, sprinting
regularly: climbing/bouldering, biking

[Sel]

I walk to and from school daily, I walk around town with some out of town friends who drop by on weekends from time to time, and occasionally I walk, or run around the forest nearby my house.

[legionaire45]

DDR in school, 4 times a week. I usually get 4 or 5 songs, not sure what that equates to in terms of time. Heavy/Oni 1.5X Boost Shuffle, Standard for Max 300 or anything along those lines.

Besides that I usually walk about a mile or so every couple of days when I don't feel like waiting for the bus.

[teh lag]

Walk to and from school every day (~15 mins each way), do 25-35 minutes of weight lifting every weekday, run 2 miles every other day.

I also go skiing for a week at least twice a year - over winter and spring break, if not a few more times in between.

[Huero]

I sometimes go to the gym and lift and on the VERY RARE occasion use the treadmill (def. needs to happen more often)

[Corndogman]

Today I scaled a barn with a grappling hook and rope. That was fun as hell, and very tiring.

I have a weightlifting class at school every other school day, but recently I've been doing more socializing than I have actual exercising. Weight lifting is boring. There is really no rush to get from it (imo) and there's nothing fun about it that makes you want to do it. Its more fun to some type of sport or exciting actuvity, such my example above, or parkour or something.

[SMASH]

I walk to and from school, work out at school for an hour (weight lifting gym class) and maybe once on my own during the weekend. Not really into cardio though.

[blind]

BMX.
usually around.. 25 hours a week in the summer

[Atty]

I work out 4 days a week of resistance training for 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours a session, cardio at least 30 minutes a day or I run the lakes (longest run is 7 miles) 6 times a week.

Beyond that I'll play any sport people want to play.

[rossmum]

I used to swim for about 3 hours a week, but now my exercise is confined to walking fairly long distances or moving heavy shit around the house.

Or gardening. I hate gardening. :(

[Roostervier]

Weight lifting for at least an hour 4 days a week (not all in a row), track practice for 2 hours every day, or alternatively football depending on the time of year. Time of practice for that can vary, but it's typically 3 hours a day. I usually do extra work for track on the weekends, which can be around an hour long.

[Bodzilla]

i'm marathon fapper, gunna get running again soon though.

[Timo]

Not often but I love to Snowboard, Rollerblade and Rock Climb. Only excerise i've been getting recently is walking ~5 minutes to and from school and a bit inbetween classes.

[Sever]

I walk easily 3 hours a week, and I bike occasionally (hopefully I'll bike more during the summer), but most of my exercise comes from my job - I work at a moving company.

[itszutak]

I...Don't excersize. D:

I have a high metabolism that allows me to eat like a horse and never gain weight-- and it's made it hard to really commit to any form of physical activity.

Probably should though. I've heard that even skinny people can get high cholesterol later in life :/

[Cortexian]

Airsoft is an exercise, and I usually play at least once a week.

That is all.

[Syuusuke]

I do some plyometrics and leg works...I hate my massive calves =/

[Rob Oplawar]

Today I scaled a barn with a grappling hook and rope. That was fun as hell, and very tiring.
Heh, neat, that's the most unusual exercise I've heard in a while. May I ask why you were doing this? Did you just think to yourself, "Hey, I should go scale a barn"?


I have a high metabolism that allows me to eat like a horse and never gain weight-- and it's made it hard to really commit to any form of physical activity.
I have exactly the same problem, plus I have a really nice computer and a really comfortable chair, and I know of enough websites to keep me busy indefinitely. Still, without gaining weight I did gain volume as muscle was replaced by fat... I've never considered myself fat, but I am rather ill-defined. Still, that never was enough motivation in itself for me to exercise. For me, the exercise has to be self-motivating: it has to be fun.

Which reminds me, I accidentally left one of my favorites off the list: ultimate frisbee! Yes, I know, I'm a male college student studying engineering; my liking ultimate is as cliche as a frat boy telling you he likes to party.

[LlamaMaster]

I...Don't excersize. D:

I have a high metabolism that allows me to eat like a horse and never gain weight-- and it's made it hard to really commit to any form of physical activity.

Probably should though. I've heard that even skinny people can get high cholesterol later in life :/
Same. My day consist of sitting on my ass without leaving my house. The most effort I use is to squeeze out turds into the john. I'm skinny as hell, but I have no motivation to build muscle. I just don't care. :|

[TVTyrant]

Walk to school. Weightlifting class. Three sport athlete (football, wrestling, track&field). I'm pretty sure I get enough.

[n00b1n8R]

I do like fuck all excercise D:

But I enjoy distance riding, muck around swimming (laps make me :gonk: ), rock climbing is p sweet but nowhere to do it around here (indoor anyway, i burn like a motherfucker in the sun).

Also, what is this extreme Frisbee you speak of?

[p0lar_bear]

I got most of my exercise at work. Now I'm unemployed. :(

I have a gym membership I've been neglecting since things went bonkers. Once I get things settled down I'll start going back; I usually would run the treadmill or bikes for about a half hour, and do various weights.

e: I'm overweight, yes.

[Bodzilla]

this exercise thing is an intriguing concept, but what does your weekly diet consist of?

i eat fairly healthy meals, Lamb, chicken beef ect, all with a big side of Veggies and pastas.
Together with work i really dont need to exercise as much as other people.

Got a rediculous metabolism, mostly healthy diet and a physically draining job, i dont store alot of fat, but on the inside i reckon i'd be a bit off.

[Cortexian]

My day consist of sitting on my ass without leaving my house. The most effort I use is to squeeze out turds into the john. I'm skinny as hell, but I have no motivation to build muscle. I just don't care. :|
Same here when I'm not airsofting. Except that I've had a bunch of diarrhea lately so I don't even need to exert effort on the john, it's nice! My metabolism is ridiculously high as well and I generally eat food all day, three main meals a day plus junk food and snacks, as well as veggie dip plates and stuff like that.

[mech]

Gym Cardio / weights mon - fri 2 + hours a day

Sat Sun - Rec center B-ballin 4-5 Hours

[LlamaMaster]

Same here when I'm not airsofting. Except that I've had a bunch of diarrhea lately so I don't even need to exert effort on the john, it's nice! My metabolism is ridiculously high as well and I generally eat food all day, three main meals a day plus junk food and snacks, as well as veggie dip plates and stuff like that.
Same here, but later on in life I'm going to regret it. Not because I'll get fat, but because I have kidney disease. BUT HEY MAN I'M YOUNG WHAT CAN I DO TO MY BODY HURR!!!

[TheGhost]

Over the summer I exercised over 10 hours a week, now I struggle to find any time to exercise. I'm hoping to get back into it soon.

[m13120]

As a runner who does cross country, indoor/winter track, and outdoor/spring track, I basically run long distance, a speed workout, or distance repeats for about an hour every weekday.

[Mr Buckshot]

At the local fitness center (I go every weekend and on public holidays), they have these cool exercise bikes there. Basically the bike has an LCD screen stuck on the top. But this is not one of those "bikes-with-TVs" that I've seen too often at hotels. The screen displays a first-person viewwith handlebars and you're basically controlling a virtual bicycle on various scenic paths, much like a video game at the arcade. You can even race with AI opponents (no, you cannot knock them down or get knocked down) to give yourself an incentive to pedal faster. The game is also quite realistic, as in if the screen shows you going uphill, you immediately feel much more resistance in the bike pedals, if you go downhill you feel less, etc. And the virtual scenery is quite pretty and relaxing.

The only thing these "videogame exercise bikes" lack is a network mode that allows you to race a real human opponent on another bike. There are 2 such bikes in the fitness center for now, more are coming soon.

Exercise bikes like these make exercising so much more fun.

[Heathen]

I'm not fat or a woman so why exercise?

[ThePlague]

I accidentally put 2 - 4 hours a week. I actually work out 5+ hours, especially since I have Systematics (weight lifting) in school. Exercise to me is a way to blow off steam, and keep fit (because I race, and I have to be in shape to be as good as I am/be able to do endurance races). Systematics teaches you a bunch of exercises you can do/use to work out certain parts of your body, and gain muscle. I like it :)

[Alwin Roth]

I play Tennis, and I used to do tae-kwon-do Since my mom thought it would help, but what's the point of it when all your really going to do in a fight is hit the person then kick him while he's on the ground?

and i excercise around 2-4 hours a day, usually with tennis...

[Cortexian]

At the local fitness center (I go every weekend and on public holidays), they have these cool exercise bikes there. Basically the bike has an LCD screen stuck on the top. But this is not one of those "bikes-with-TVs" that I've seen too often at hotels. The screen displays a first-person viewwith handlebars and you're basically controlling a virtual bicycle on various scenic paths, much like a video game at the arcade. You can even race with AI opponents (no, you cannot knock them down or get knocked down) to give yourself an incentive to pedal faster. The game is also quite realistic, as in if the screen shows you going uphill, you immediately feel much more resistance in the bike pedals, if you go downhill you feel less, etc. And the virtual scenery is quite pretty and relaxing.

The only thing these "videogame exercise bikes" lack is a network mode that allows you to race a real human opponent on another bike. There are 2 such bikes in the fitness center for now, more are coming soon.

Exercise bikes like these make exercising so much more fun.
Burnout Bikcercise?

I also do downhill biking in the summer, but rarely, and only when I feel up to breaking some bones!

[Corndogman]

Heh, neat, that's the most unusual exercise I've heard in a while. May I ask why you were doing this? Did you just think to yourself, "Hey, I should go scale a barn"?

Which reminds me, I accidentally left one of my favorites off the list: ultimate frisbee! Yes, I know, I'm a male college student studying engineering; my liking ultimate is as cliche as a frat boy telling you he likes to party.

Heh, well I'm working on a Senior prank (I'm not a senior but my friends are) that involves getting onto the roof of the school. I've already gotten up there once in the middle of the night, it was some serious badass ninja shit. Now that was some serious exercise. To make this easier for the next time, we made our own grappling hook, and guess who gets to be the guinea pig to test it out? We went to this barn to test it, and luckily I didn't fall on my ass from two stories up.

And I also have a love for Ultimate Frisbee, though I haven't played a real game in a long time, but I'd like to. I know when I go to college I'll be just as cliche, but its just too fun.

[Mr Buckshot]

Burnout Bikcercise?


haha, I wish the "video game exercise bike" I just described was like that. Then everyone would be fighting to get a turn on the bike, man. Although it does get a bit boring after you've been chasing an AI cyclist around for twenty minutes and your legs are all worn out.

[Chainsy]

1st week:
Monday: 5 mile slow run
Tuesday: 2 mile dash
Wednesday: 3 mile recovery run
Thursday: 3 mile dash
Firday: 4 mile recovery run
2nd week:
Monday: broken 1 mile sprints
Tuesday: 6 flying 100 yards
Wednesday: Broken 2 mile sprints
Thursday: 1 mile dash
Friday: 2 mile jog
Repeat.
That's in the morning, afternoon is just weight lifting and conditioning (for wrestling, different from endurance in running) alternating days for each.

[Heathen]

Another thing.
Why waste life doing crap to work up your body when your gonna die and lose it all anyways?

Spend that time reading and learning.

[Corndogman]

Your "work up your body" so you can live longer, and therefore have more time to read and learn more.

[ThePlague]

What is this learning?! I know nothing of this nonsense!
/Schwarzenegger voice

But yeah, what corndog said.

[Invader Veex]

I get little to no exercise a week. I'm overweight and out of shape. :fail:

[Rob Oplawar]

Another thing.
Why waste life doing crap to work up your body when your gonna die and lose it all anyways?

Spend that time reading and learning.

All things in moderation, I always say. The right kind of exercise is fun, more so if you're already in shape. Being able to do a backflip whenever you feel like it is easily worth the lost reading/learning time.

[Maniac]

I have weighed 12 and a half stone for the last 17 years.
I smoke like a chimney and can run most of the teenagers i know off a soccer field.
The best diet is to skip breakfast, and either walk, jog or run a little at some point in the day.
Its hard up here with fucking 7 months of winter, and i cant skate but i will learn to snowboard next winter if i find time.

[m13120]

Another thing.
Why waste life doing crap to work up your body when your gonna die and lose it all anyways?

Spend that time reading and learning.

Even though it is not my view, one could equally ask why waste life to work up the brain by reading and learning when you would die and lose it as well?

[p0lar_bear]

Even though it is not my view, one could equally ask why waste life to work up the brain by reading and learning when you would die and lose it as well?

Touche.

And to null and void both sides' counter-arguments, you can pass on your knowledge to others and donate your organs when you die. There is good reason to maintain both body and mind despite the fact that you will inevitably lose it all one day.

[Cortexian]

Even though it is not my view, one could equally ask why waste life to work up the brain by reading and learning when you would die and lose it as well?
That was stupid.

Because if you become an intelligent individual you could find ways of prolonging the lifespan.

WHAT NOW!?

[Heathen]

Even though it is not my view, one could equally ask why waste life to work up the brain by reading and learning when you would die and lose it as well?
No, not touche, because being smart can actually make life better. Which is the goal of life, unless of course you are one of those religious folks who believes in life after death. What advantage does being a meathead have with life?

basically, look at the jobs that working out gets you:
Manual labor
Fighter
Athlete

And brainy jobs:
Everything else besides being a clerk at a 7/11

Its alot easier to find a job where smarts qualify you rather than becoming a basketball player or some douche on a dredge in the middle of the ocean.

[Cortexian]

douche on a dredge in the middle of the ocean.
They actually make decent bucks mayn.

(Oil rigs that is)

[Heathen]

They actually make decent bucks mayn.

(Oil rigs that is)
I know. My brother works on oen and his most recent job he was gone for 45 days making $1100 a day.

Funny thing is the lazy motherfucker complained the whole time. He was national weight lifting champion 4 years running so he is a big dude.

[Cortexian]

I know. My brother works on oen and his most recent job he was gone for 45 days making $1100 a day.

Funny thing is the lazy motherfucker complained the whole time. He was national weight lifting champion 4 years running so he is a big dude.
Wtf why complain? The bedding and food on those rigs is generally pretty fucking decent too. Most even have satellite TV in the rooms... And you're only legally allowed to work on one for so long (as you said 45 days, then back home for awhile).

[Ki11a_FTW]

lets see my bike broke a few months ago, but i used to ride around a lot in the summer.

Now since i have no bike, and no money, i ride my little scooter to wherever. Usually 3-4 miles each day, some times more.

25 push ups and 40 sit-ups i try to do each night, if i dont forget


I also have a very high metabolism, so i eat a shit load of junk to :dance:

[Cortexian]

lets see my bike broke a few months ago, but i used to ride around a lot in the summer.

Now since i have no bike, and no money, i ride my little scooter to wherever. Usually 3-4 miles each day, some times more.

25 push ups and 40 sit-ups i try to do each night, if i dont forget


I also have a very high metabolism, so i eat a shit load of junk to :dance:
Really? More sit-ups than push-ups? I was the reverse of that when I tried doing that last summer...

[Bodzilla]

who here actually eats healthy meals.

[LunawolfGirl]

I don't believe in exercise.
I believe in sitting on my ass and doing interwebs or The Sims 2 whilst drinking Dr. Pepper, eating marshmallow Peeps, and watching television.
I am currently doing all of those things right now with the exception of The Sims 2.

Fucking Americans.

[n00b1n8R]

who here actually eats healthy meals.
I get my mum to cook the meals.
In the kitchen.
:caruso:

[rossmum]

Really? More sit-ups than push-ups? I was the reverse of that when I tried doing that last summer...
Seriously?

I can manage 100+ sit-ups easily with no breaks, but it takes every last bit of effort I can muster to manage 15 push-ups...

[n00b1n8R]

Seriously?

I can manage 100+ sit-ups easily with no breaks, but it takes every last bit of effort I can muster to manage 15 push-ups...
^
Pushups ftl, situps ftw.
I love to do them when this chick I know is around. Not to show off my muscles, but because she can't bend her back (steel rod to stop it bending like a bitch). :snafubar:

[Chainsy]

If you do push ups regularly and build up, they're easy, I can manage up to 75 now.

[Roostervier]

Yeah, push-ups aren't that hard if you have to do them enough. Sit-ups can get rather difficult when you aren't doing the standard run-of-the-mill kind, but they aren't too bad either.

[Chainsy]

I do quarter sit ups, you raise your knees into the air and cross your legs and put your hands behind you head and touch the opposite knee with your elbow, then regular ones.

[mech]

You guys sound like you're not doing your pushups thoroughly.

[Mr Buckshot]

I can do 120 situps and fifty pushups.

[Corndogman]

I like to this thing where I do 10 push-ups then 50 crunches, and do it four to 5 times, all in succession. Though I would be able to do more push-ups than that if I wanted.

[TVTyrant]

Yeah, I did a ten-minute wall-sit today. Now my football coach has two run a mile backwards. Probably the best bet of my life xD

[Ki11a_FTW]

Really? More sit-ups than push-ups? I was the reverse of that when I tried doing that last summer...

I could do a lot more of each, but it hurts my stomach/ arms the next morning if i do more then 50 of both

E: yeah more sit-ups since they are easier for me